About Us

"RiverWoods has more than lived up to my expectations. There is a real vitality in our community!" –- Maryanna Hatch, Co-founder and resident since 1994

RiverWoods: The Seacoast’s Premier Life Care Community

RiverWoods is a nationally accredited Charitable non-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community that is comprised of three vibrant, self-contained, life care communities with easy access to all the charms of New Hampshire and New England. Conceived by a grassroots group of seacoast area residents, RiverWoods opened in 1994 and remains true to its founders' original inspiration - that growing older should enhance, not diminish, the opportunity for a productive and rewarding life. Here, you can enjoy life to the fullest in an inspiring setting with people who share your interests.

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RiverWoods is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)

Move in while you are able to live independently, and you are guaranteed lifetime access to different levels of care, if and when you need it, at no increase in fee.

Resident fast facts

Number of residents: 619 Number of females: 401 Number of males: 218 Average age: 84 Number of weddings in past 4 years: 6 Number of people with dogs: 20 Number of people with cats: 17 Number of people with birds: 1 Number of people with fish: 1 Number of gardeners: 85 Number of woodworkers: 40 Number for residents who went to college: 312 Number of residents who went to grad school: 116 Number of residents with PhD: 29

Where do we come from?

Faculty members from:

Cornell University Smith College University of Vermont Yale Divinity School University of Connecticut Ohio State Dartmouth College MIT University of New Hampshire Ohio State University Rensselaer Polytechnic US Academy of Engineering Williams College Northeastern University University of Texas Bryant University

Top 6 undergraduate institutions

Harvard University University of New Hampshire Boston College Boston University Cornell University Columbia University